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legitimise

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le⋅git⋅i⋅mize

  [li-jit-uh-mahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz⋅ing.
to make legitimate.
Also, especially British, le⋅git⋅i⋅mise.

Origin:
1840–50; < L lēgitim(us) (see legitim ) + -ize

Related forms:
le⋅git⋅i⋅mi⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: le·git·i·mize
Pronunciation: l&-'ji-t&-"mIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mized; -miz·ing
: LEGALIZE, LEGITIMATE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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